exactly what I thought when I saw this vid. Suddenly, I felt 20 years younger, when I saw a gig of Level 42 live in the first row with MK jumping around and playing at an enourmous speed... I wanted to get rid of all my gear in a second, LOL !

Victor is just just outta this world, fantastic ! And remeber George Clinton: Fried icecream IS a reality !

My older brother was an opera singer and a tenor at that. Maybe I'll join Keavin at that plug. I'll have to check out the video later at home. I'm at work now and I'm being blocked. The server thinks that is an adult site.

I guess this is kind of off the topic.. but its on the original topic. I saw the Flecktones saturday night in Asheville, NC.. and i must say, as a huge flecktone fan.. Vic wasnt playing much. Ofcourse, he still gets his massive fanfare for all his crazy techniques (and i still question why the band isnt Bela Fleck and the Victones...), but musically.. in comparison to all the times ive seen him in the past, I was extremely unimpressed. It just kind of strikes me that he goes with the fact that the crowd would rather hear him play blazing 32nd-note monotone rhythms than anything interesting...... The most musically interesting things that i heard him play all night, in my opinion, were all when he was just supporting the band and not really playing much. Maybe it was a bad night, but i was pretty unimpressed with his new solo record too. just a thought... maybe i should keep my mouth shut x\ austin

I used to be a huge Wooten fan. I've got all his solo cds and a few of the Flecktones too. His newest cd really disappointed me though. I saw him live on his Soul Circus tour and was not impressed at all. But, when I saw him with the Flecktones a couple years ago, I really liked it. His playing with Bela Fleck is a lot better than his solo stuff in my opinion. But, I'm not that in to the flashy stuff that impressed me so much a couple of years ago. I remember Classical Thump being my favorite song, and now I have a really hard time listening to it. But, he sure does have chops and has played some of the best solos I've heard. He definitely deserves his credit.

Oh Boy! Victor's comin to the Depot in Salt Lake Feb.28 and I've got tickets! Burned out or not, it will still be an enjoyable evening. Untill I can do what Victor does, as well as he does, he will continue to hold MY interest.

I personally like Soul Circus a lot. There's more focus on songs and lyrics and both Vics playing and the production has really improved when compared to earlier albums. As an added bonus it contains 'Bass Tribute', a musical tribute to the great bassplayers of the world who influenced him, with some very impressive imitations, not all by Victor BTW, of the sound and playing style of such diverse players as Stanley, Rocco, Jaco and James (and several others).

I also have the Flecktones' 'Live At The Quick' DVD and that's very good too, with the only 'flash' moment being a jawdropping solo bass version of 'Amazing Grace'...